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League  of  Free  Nations 


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ESTHER  WILLARD  BATES 


Boston 

Massachusetts  Joint  Committee  for  a 
League  of  Free  Nations 

September,  1919 


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CONTENTS 

A  Pageant  of  the  League  of  Free  Nations   ...  1 

By  Esther  Willard  Bates 

The  Music 28 

Properties 29 

Costumes 30 


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CHARACTERS 

Men— Autocracy 
Anarchy 
Labor 
Sergeant 
First  Soldier 

Four  other  SOLDIERS 
Women  —  TRUTH 

Democracy 

Justice 

Order 

America 

Britannia 

France 

Japan 

Belgium 


Italy 

China 

Poland 

Serbia 

Czechoslovakia 

Germany 

Austria  - 

Turkey 

Bulgaria 


Off-stage,  a  bugler,  a  drummer  and  some  one  to  play  the  cymbals. 
A  chorus  of  voices  to  join  in  the  singing  may  also  be  used. 


LABOR 


/  and  my  brothers  have  drawn  up  a  scroll 

Whereby  our  children  may  be  happier, 

And  prosper  more,  and  so  their  children's  children. 


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OF  FREE  NATIONS 

The  stage  or  platform  should  have  entrances  from  left  and  right.  If 
these  are  not  available,  screens  should  be  so  placed  that  the  Soldiers 
and  Enemy  Nations  can  enter  from  the  right,  and  Anarchy  from 
the  left.     All  other  entrances  are  made  from  the  back  of  the  hall. 

Three  pedestals  are  placed  equidistant  along  the  back  of  the  platform. 
They  are  to  be  occupied  by  Justice,  Democracy  and  Order,  respec- 
tively. Between  Justice  and  Order  are  two  four-foot  standards  on 
which  the  Arch  is  to  be  placed  later.  They  are  painted  white 
and  wreathed  with  laurel.  Above  them  hangs  the  flag  of  the 
League  of  Free  Nations,  blue  with  a  white  star  in  the  center. 

Off-stage,  at  a  signal  from  the  piano,  comes  a  chorus  of  voices  singing. 

Chorus 
Mine  eyes  have  seen  the  glory  of  the  coming  of  the  Lord, 
He  is  trampling  out  the  vintage  where  the  grapes  of  wrath  are 

stored, 
He  hath  loosed  the  fateful  lightning  of  his  terrible  swift  sword, 
His  soul  is  marching  on. 

Glory,  glory,  hallelujah!  glory,  glory,  hallelujah! 
Glory,  glory,  hallelujah!  his  soul  is  marching  on! 

As  the  last  words  of  the  chorus  die  away,  a  low  rumble  of  drums  begins 
and  grows  louder  and  louder.  Then  follows  a  clear  bugle  call. 

Onto  the  platform  rush  from  a  side  entrance,  Autocracy,  followed  by 
Bulgaria,  Turkey,  Austria  and  Germany.  They  rush  to  the  left  of 
the  stage  and  stand  at  bay,  Autocracy  shielding  them.  The 
Sergeant  and  Soldiers  follow  them  about  five  seconds  later, 
and  stand  in  formation  at  the  right,  with  drawn  swords,  as  if  about 
to  advance. 

Autocracy 

Scornfully,  folding  his  arms. 

Ye  may  have  done!     For  I,  and  these  behind  me 
Cry,  "Kamerad,"  and  "Peace." 

Sergeant 

Peace  thou  shalt  have, 
Peace  of  the  conquered,  if  that  thou  wilt. 


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Autocracy 

Aye,  for  the  present!     Give  us  breathing  time; 
We'll  rest,  and  watch,  and  wait,  and,  in  good  time, 
We'll  have  at  you  again. 

Soldiers 

No,  you  shall  not! 

Autocracy 

So?     War,  is  it  not  good?     Is  Might  not  Right? 
You  have  it.     Speak! 

First  Soldier 

We  fought  to  conquer  wrong, 
And  not  for  spoil. 

Autocracy 

Then  give  me  back  my  sword! 

Sergeant 
And  have  you  fight  again? 

Autocracy 

In  time,  of  course: 
For  war  is  good.     God  will  not  have  it  pass. 
Might  will  be  ours  once  more.     We  wait;  we  bide 
Our  time. 

First  Soldier 

Nay.     Then,  we  fought  in  vain.     My  brother 
Lies  dead  upon  the  field;  and  yours,  —  and  yours, 
Fall'n  dead  in  vain,  if  war  is  not  behind  us. 
You  and  our  enemies,  are  you  not  conquered? 
Then,  have  at  you  again! 

Sergeant 

He  starts  for  them,  but  the  Sergeant  holds  him  back. 

Nay,  then.     No  more. 
Have  you  not  had  enough  of  battle  fury? 


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First  Soldier 

Not  if  the  enemy  is  left  unconquered. 
Not  if  the  dead  have  died  in  vain. 

Sergeant 
Is  there  no  other  answer? 


To  Autocracy. 


Autocracy 

None. 

Sergeant 


Grimly. 


No  answer? 


Is  that  the  truth? 


Truth 

Not  so.     I  am  The  Truth, 

And  I  alone  can  answer! 

The  voice  of  Truth  comes  from  the  back  of  the  hall.  She  speaks  clearly 
and  with  a  ringing  voice,  and  then,  to  the  music  of  Sambre  el  Meuse, 
she  moves  down  the  aisle  slowly  and  mounts  the  platform.  The 
music  stops  and  the  First  Soldier  addresses  her. 

First  Soldier 
Then  tell  us  this. 
Has  all  that  we  have  fought  for  been  in  vain? 

Truth 

Pityingly. 

No. 

Sergeant 

Have  we  only  gained  a  breathing  space 
That  these  may  fight  again? 

Truth 
Nay,  but  far  more. 

Autocracy 

Stepping  forward  defiantly. 

Think  you  that  we  are  conquered  for  all  time? 


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Truth 
The  time  shall  come  when  ye  yourselves  shall  say  it. 

The  Enemy  Nations 
No! 

Autocracy 

Power  hath  been  mine  since  history. 

I  shall  not  give  it  up  to  such  as  these! 

He  points  scornfully  to  the  soldiers.  Truth  smiles  serenely,  and  look- 
ing first  at  the  soldiers  and  then  at  Autocracy,  and  last  toward  the 
back  of  the  hall,  beckons  to  Democracy. 

Truth 

Then  shall  I  call  on  her  for  whom  these  fought: 
Democracy! 

Autocracy 

No,  no!    Not  she,  the  upstart! 

The  piano  strikes  up  again  the  chorus  of  Sambre  et  Meuse,  and,  as  in 
all  the  following  instances  when  marches  are  played  for  characters 
to  come  down  the  aisle,  begins  very  softly,  increases  in  volume,  and 
then  dies  away  as  the  character  begins  to  speak. 

Democracy  walks  down  the  aisle,  and  mounts  the  stage,  confronting 
Autocracy  fearlessly.  He  folds  his  arms,  takes  a  step  or  two 
back,  and  frowns  sullenly. 

Democracy 

I  am  Democracy,  and  in  my  voice, 
Like  whispers  in  the  crashing  of  the  waves, 
Are  heard  the  murmurs  of  the  world.     I  am 
The  will  of  all  men  making  for  the  good. 
What  will  ye  have  of  me? 

Sergeant 

Rebuild  the  world 
Anew! 

Autocracy 

I  shall  do  that  without  thy  help, 
Thou  mountebank!     I've  overthrown  thee  once, 
And  I  shall  overthrow  thee  yet  again! 


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Truth 

Take  thou  thy  place  and  see  thou  prove  him  false! 

She  gestures  to  Democracy  to  mount  her  pedestal.  The  Sergeant 
leads  her  there  by  the  hand,  and  she  steps  up  and  stands  there 
throughout  the  Pageant. 

Democracy 

To  Truth: 
If  others  stand  beside  me,  one  on  either  side, 
I  shall  not  fall. 

Autocracy 
Others?     They,  too,  shall  fall. 

Truth 

Whom  wilt  thou  have  to  stand  beside  thee  there, 
Democracy? 

Democracy 

Call  Justice  and  call  Order. 
Summon  my  sisters  that  we  three  may  be 
Together  and  forever,  in  each  and  every  land. 

Truth 
Justice  and  Order!     Come,  aid  Democracy! 

To  the  music  of  Sambre  et  Meuse  down  the  aisle  come  two  girls,  exactly 
of  a  height  and  as  similar  as  possible.  They  bear  above  them  an 
Arch,  colored  like  the  rainbow,  and  inscribed  in  gold  letters,  The 
League  of  Free  Nations.  With  it,  they  mount  the  platform 
and  stand  holding  the  Arch  at  right  angles  to  the  audience.  Autoc- 
racy reads  it  and  bursts  into  scornful  laughter. 

Autocracy 

What  have  we  here?     Dream  of  a  child,  say  I! 
Built  with  the  blocks  hewn  from  a  worthless  tree, 
And  crashing  down  with  the  first  idle  wind 
A  breath  of  warfare  sends! 

Germany 
Who,  like  a  fool, 
Would  come  to  stand  beneath  an  arch  like  that? 


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Sergeant 
He  and  his  men  taking  a  step  forward. 
We  will  come.     We  fought  for  this!     We  shed  our  blood 
For  the  world's  sake,  not  ours!     Read  the  legend  there! 
The  League  of  Free  Nations!     So  the  world  hath  moved. 

Truth 

Stand  there  and  hold  it,  Order,  and  thou,  Justice. 

Order  and  Justice  place  the  Arch  on  its  two  standards,  and,  mount- 
ing their  pedestals,  remain  throughout  the  Pageant  at  their  places 
on  either  side. 

Truth 

Now  do  you  see?     The  rainbow  sign  of  hope, 
The  promise  of  the  Lord  unto  his  people, 
Built  upon  Order,  'stablished  like  the  stars, 
And  Justice,  equal,  weighed,  and  so  fulfilled 
Of  righteous  law  unto  the  sons  of  men. 

Democracy 

And  I,  beneath  the  arch,  and  centered  there, 
Stand,  as  its  keystone  stands,  forevermore. 

Autocracy 

And  think  ye,  now  that  ye  have  thrust  me  back, 
Me  and  my  peoples,  I  shall  let  ye  stand? 
Whom  have  ye  when  I  shall  arise  again? 

Germany 
And  when  we  rise  again? 

Truth 

Whom?     Watch  and  see. 

The  group  on  the  stage  turn  toward  the  back  of  the  hall,  whence 
comes  Britannia,  bearing  the  English  flag,  down  the  aisle  and 
onto  the  platform  to  the  music  of  Rule,  Britannia. 

Britannia 
Ye  summoned  me,  O  Truth? 


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Truth 

Aye,  to  bear  witness; 
Now  that  the  war  is  o'er,  and  as  a  pledge 
For  all  the  world  to  hear,  what  is  your  stand, 
That  war  may  cease? 

Britannia 

Yonder.     That  rainbow  League, 
The  League  of  all  Free  Nations.     By  the  lives 
Of  my  young  manhood,  given  on  the  fields, 
Gallipoli,  Africa,  Palestine  and  France, — 
Built  on  the  sacred  soil  of  sacrifice, 
This  League  is  my  League,  henceforth  and  forever! 
She  takes  her  place  next  to  Justice  at  the  left  of  the  arch. 

Autocracy 

As  Truth  turns  toward  him,  challengingly'. 
I  bide  my  time  —  and  wait. 

Truth 

I  answer!     Look! 
To  the  music  of  the  Marseillaise,  comes  France  bearing  the  tricolor. 

France 
As  she  mounts  the  platform  and  takes  her  place: 
Glory  I  bring.     Out  of  the  fields  of  death 
All  that  remains  is  light  transcendent,  faith, 
Heroic  fortitude,  and  the  will  to  carry  on:  — 
These  bid  me  stand  with  thee,  O  League! 

Autocracy 

I've    had  my  way  with  thee  ere  now.     I  shall 
Again. 

Truth 
Fear  not,  O  France,  for  others  stand 
With  thee.     Look  once  again!     She  comes,  that  land 
Whose  dauntless  few  once  hurled  themselves  against 
The  endless  field-gray  tide  of  German  soldiery,  — 


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Whose  land  lay  prostrate  'neath  the  German  heel 
To  save  thee,  France!     To  save  thee,  Britain! 
Belgium,  all  hail! 

Britain  and  France 

Belgium,  all  hail! 

To  the  music  of  the  Brabanconne  down  the  aisle  comes  Belgium, 
carrying  the  national  flag.  She  mounts  the  platform,  and  joins 
the  other  two. 

Belgium 

Far  off  I  saw  that  rainbow  arch  of  hope. 
Nay,  I  have  dreamed  it  in  my  darkened  years. 
If  I  have  for  an  hour  helped  my  Allies  and  friends, 
Then,  by  this  League,  help  ye  my  land  and  me. 
We  are  a  little  folk;  we  need  thy  power,  thy  aid. 

Britannia 

My  pledge  was  made  in  blood.     Take  thou  my  hand. 
Beneath  the  shelter  of  this  League,  I  make 
My  pledge  again. 

France 
I,  too,  my  neighbor  land, 
I  am  thy  friend  and  ever  thine  Ally. 


Austria 

I  smile  to  see  these  temporary  loves. 
I  have  a  method.     I  have  used  it,  since 
I  had  a  hand  in  the  partitioning 
Of  the  white-eagled  country  of  the  Poles. 
My  motto  is,  "Divide;  sow  discord;   then 
The  deed  made  easy  conquer  one  by  one.' 


Ironically. 


Turkey 

Aye,  that  is  human  nature.     Think  thou,  England. 
Thy  quondam  6ister  France  will  let  thee  have 
All  Egypt  thou  desirest? 


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Germany 

And  thou,  fair  France, 
Thy  Tripoli  and  Algiers,  Africa,  — 
And  have  these  given  thee  all  thou  desirest,  too? 

Bulgaria 

Besides,  what  are  ye  but  three  countries  only, 

Against  our  noble  four?     We  shall  subdue 

Thee  yet.  —  Russia,  too,  —  we  shall  not  forget  her. 

Truth 

All  in  good  time,  we  shall  remember  her. 

Nor  are  we  all,  for,  look,  another  comes. 

To  the  music  of  Garibaldi's  hymn,  and  with  her  flag,  Italy  comes  down 
the  aisle  and  to  the  platform. 

Truth 
Hail,  Italy! 

Britannia 
Hail,  Italy! 

Belgium  and  France 
Italy,  all  hail! 

France 

0  Italy,  I  greet  thee.     Of  us  all, 

1  welcome  thee  the  most,  for  I  remember, 

In  my  dark  hour,  when  down  upon  the  Marne 
The  tide  of  battle  rolled,  Defeat  was  brooding, 
Like  a  black-winged  bird,  wide  as  the  sky, 
Above  my  stricken  men,  and,  tide  upon  gray  tide, 
The  enemy  surged  on. 

Italy 
My  people  would  not  wait. 
Into  the  streets  they  poured,  led  by  my  poet, 
D'Annunzio.     "Join  the  Allies!"  they  cried; 
"To  war!     Save  France!     Save  England!     Save  the  world!" 


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And  down  they  rushed,  into  the  Campanile, 
Tugged  at  its  bell,  and  with  tumultuous  chimes, 
Told  Rome,  told  Italy  from  Piedmont  to  Messina, 
That  she  was  one  at  last  with  the  Allies! 

France 

But  most  it  meant  to  me!     It  freed  our  men,  — 
Snatched  victory  from  defeat, —  hurled  back  the  foe! 
Paris  was  saved,  and,  so,  the  heart  of  France. 

Truth 

Aye,  that  was  glory.     Now,  the  tumult  dies; 

The  stricken  foe  broods  here,  waiting  his  due. 

Even  though  the  trumpets  blow  not  now,  this  act 

Redounds  to  greater  good. 

She  gestures  toward  the  Arch  and  Italy  takes  her  place  among  the 
Allies  that  flank  it. 

Italy 

My  people  have  it  so.     More  calm,  but  more  elate, 
They  take  their  place  within  the  League  of  Hope. 

Autocracy 

Aha!     Thou  once  wert  my  ally.     Germany 
Thou  didst  ally  with,  too. 

Austria 

And  I  am  near 
Thy  boundaries,  and  I  shall  fight 
With  thee  again! 

Turkey 

And  those  domains  thou  claimest, 
Ally  with  me  and  thou  shalt  have  them  all! 

Bulgaria 

Thou  dreamest!     Peace  in  the  Balkans?     Not  while  I 
Shall  have  my  dwelling  there! 


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Autocracy 

See  now,  ye  silly  folk, 
How  long,  'mid  rivalries  and  claims  and  greed, 
Even  in  the  very  halls  of  Peace,  will  last 
Your  pasteboard  house!     Poof!     I  could  blow!     A  touch, 
And  my  beleaguered  few  could  pull  it  down. 

He  steps   toward   it   and   the    Enemy  Nations    follow    him,    but    the 
Sergeant  and  his  men  dash  forward,  challengingly. 

Sergeant 

Do  thou  but  try!     I  and  my  men  who  gave 

Thee  but  a  few  hours  gone,  a  blow  or  two 

Until  thou  criedst,  "Enough!"  will  give  thee  more! 

Autocracy 
Withdrawing  in  a  leisurely  and  ironic  manner. 
So  hot?  So  soon?     Nay,  thou  young  hotspur,  wait. 
We  wait;   we  bide  our  time. 

Truth 

Then  shall  I  call  another  state  to  join. 

Poland! 

Poland 

I  come! 

She  walks  down  the  aisle  to  her  national  air,  carrying  her  flag,  and 
mounts  the  platform. 

Here  stand  I  by  the  lands 

That  raised  me  from  the  fall'n,  France  and  England. 

I  need  thee  and  thou  me,  and  I  shall  stand 

By  mine  old  legend  that  my  heroes  fought  for,  — 

"For  your  Freedom  and  Mine!"     They  fought  for  you,  France, 

Following  Napoleon,  and,  Italy,  for  you,  with  Garibaldi. 

But  now,  in  peace,  we  join  our  nobler  forces; 

We  work  together,  each  and  every  one. 

Britannia 
For  your  freedom  and  ours! 


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Truth 
Look!  Now  there  comes 
The  undaunted  and  the  brave,  O  Serbia! 

Serbia  comes  down  the  aisle  to  her  national  anthem,  and  with  her 
flag. 

Serbia 

First  stricken,  I  staggered  'neath  the  blows  of  war. 
My  country,  clinging  to  an  edge  of  earth, 
Held  out,  by  grace  of  these,  my  true  Allies! 
Oh,  Serbia  thanks  thee,  that,  unconquered  yet, 
She  stands  erect  and  to  her  slogan  true, 
"Only  to  God  shall  Serbia  surrender!" 
Only  to  God,  and  Peace,  and  to  this  League. 

Britannia 
Then  enter  Serbia! 

By  "All"  hereafter  is  meant   all   Allied    Nations   and   Soldiers,   to- 
gether with  Labor,  Justice  and  Order. 

All 

Enter,  Serbia! 
She  takes  her  place  in  the  line  of  Allies  that  flank  the  Arch  to  the  right. 

Truth 

Far  off,  far  off,  beneath  the  rising  sun, 
Distant  in  leagues  alone,  draws  near  Japan. 

Japan  comes  down  the  aisle  with  her  flag  and  to  her  national  anthem. 

Britannia 
All  hail,  Japan! 

All 

All  hail,  Japan! 

Japan 
Far-flung  my  isles,  far-flung  and  sea-surrounded, 
I  stretched  a  hand  across  the  world  to  help. 
My  ships  upon  the  uttermost  horizon 
Like  dogs  of  war  patrolled  the  shining  seas. 


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But  now  in  peace  let  me  ally  with  you, 
In  peace  as  once  in  war. 

Democracy 

So  shalt  thou  enter, 
Child  of  the  Orient. 

Truth 

Enter  thou  shalt,  Japan, 
For  see,  thy  sister  land,  whose  vast  domains 
From  far  Siberia  to  the  Pacific  surf, 
From  lofty-peaked  Himalaya  to  Korea, 
Lie  vast  and  wide,  China! 

Democracy 
Hail,  China! 

All 

China,  all  hail! 

To  her  national  anthem,  and  with  her  flag,  China  comes  down  the 
aisle. 

China 

Though  I  am  old  in  arts  and  old  in  years, 

Yet  in  democracy  I  am  but  young. 

New-coined  my  minted  realm  republican; 

Vast  are  my  peoples  and  my  empire  great; 

That  I  may  stand  self-ruling  and  self-ruled, 

Help  me,  O  West;   help  me,  O  Truth  and  Justice. 

Truth 
I  will.     Stand  here  with  us. 

Britannia 

I  will  befriend  thee. 
Oh,  China,  stand  thou  here. 
China  takes  her  place  next  Japan. 


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Democracy 

There  is  another, 
O  Truth,  amid  our  young  democracies, 
The  Czecho-Slovak  State. 

Truth 

She  waits  us  yonder, 

Czecho-Slovakia,  once  Bohemia! 

To  the  Bohemian  national  anthem,  and  carrying  her  flag,  comes 
Czecho-Slovakia. 

Czecho-Slovakia 

Beneath  the  Austrian  flag  my  men  were  massed, 

Surrounded  by  the  Magyars,  spied  upon. 

They  knew  we  would  not  fight  against  our  friends, 

England,  France,  Italy  and  Belgium. 

We  crossed  the  Italian  lines  and  fought  the  Hun; 

Into  the  Russian  trenches  swarmed  as  friends, 

Changed  sides  and  fought,  allied  with  all  of  you! 

Britannia 
Your  flag  was  raised  among  my  forces  first. 
Your  legions  joined  with  my  Canadians! 

All 
Czecho-Slovakia,  enter  and  join  the  League! 

She  takes  her  place  with  the  group  next  to  China.  Germany,  creeping 
forward  sneeringly,  inspects  them  one  by  one,  and  then  draws 
back  as  though  satisfied. 

Germany 

Enter  and  see!     Of  all  thy  brave  Allies 
Not  one  but  has  his  private  ends  to  gain! 

Truth 

Looking  off  into  the  distance. 

Is  there  no  land,  that,  with  no  hope  of  gain, 
Alliest  thus  with  these?     Is  there  no  flag 
That  comes  but  for  the  gift  of  brotherhood? 

The   piano   strikes  up  instantly.     The  chorus,  cast,  and  all    save   the 

Enemy  Nations  sing,  while  the  Soldiers  stand  at  salute  until  America 

begins  speaking. 


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Chorus 
Our  Flag  is  there!     Our  Flag  is  there! 
We'll  hail  it  with  three  loud  huzzas! 
Our  Flag  is  there!     Our  Flag  is  there! 
Behold  the  glorious  Stripes  and  Stars! 

It  joins  the  League  of  all  the  Free, 

Columbia  bears  it  on  unfurled, 

The  standard  of  Democracy, 

It  joins  the  Nations  of  the  World! 

Our  Flag  is  there!     Our  Flag  is  there! 

We'll  hail  it  with  three  loud  huzzas! 

Our  Flag  is  there!     Our  Flag  is  there! 

Behold  the  glorious  Stripes  and  Stars! 

During  the  singing,  America,  bearing  an  American  flag,  preferably  a 
large  heavy  silk  flag  such  as  is  carried  in  parades,  comes  slowly 
down  the  aisle,  timing  her  steps  so  that  she  takes  her  place  on  the 
platform  just  as  the  singing  ends. 

Britannia 

America! 

All 

All  hail,  America! 

America  stands  near  the  front  of  the  platform,  about  three  paces 
ahead  of  the  Soldiers,  by  herself.  Truth,  during  the  song,  crosses 
to  right  stage. 

Democracy 

First  place  to  thee,  America,  for  thou 

Hast  proved  that  Truth  and  Order,  yea,  and  Justice, 

In  leagued  states  may  prosper  and  endure. 

America 

Aye,  when  Democracy  is  in  their  midst. 

Not  I,  though,  but  my  founders  read  the  Truth. 

Men  live  by  groups.     First  came  the  Family. 

They  built  their  House  and  lived  therein  together; 

Then  joined  each  House  the  Tribe  and  built  the  Town; 

Then  joined  the  Towns  and  built  their  State, 

Co-operating,  helping,  harmonizing,  — 


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Nor  deemed  it  strange.     And  now  that  we  have  suffered, 

All  with  each  and  each  with  all,  can  we  not,  too, 

Build  our  great  hall  of  government  and  dwell, 

As  once  the  Family,  the  Town,  the  State, 

In  One  Great  League,  which  shall  in  God's  good  time, 

Take  all  the  world? 

All 
Aye! 


I  cry  thee,  no! 


Autocracy 

Enemy  Nations 
And  we  defy  thee,  too! 


Lifting  their  flags. 
Striding  forward. 


Democracy 
What  weapon  have  ye  left,  O  conquered  lands? 


Wait  and  see! 

From  off-stage  left,  while  the  drums  rumble  and  the  cymbals  clash, 
and  the  piano  plays  from  Chopin's  Funeral  March,  comes  on,  very 
slowly,  the  bent,  lurching  figure  of  Anarchy,  with  shambling  steps. 
He  carries  a  bomb  in  one  hand  and  a  smoking  torch  in  the  other. 
All  figures  on  the  stage,  except  Truth,  shrink  and  draw  away,  even 
the  Enemy  Nations. 

Anarchy 
Who  called  me?     I  am  Anarchy! 

Autocracy 
I  called! 

Anarchy 

And  what  shall  I  destroy? 


Autocracy 


That  structure, 


That  silly,  painted,  futile  — 

Anarchy  slinks  toward  the    Arch.      Sergeant    and    his    men    dash 
forward. 


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Sergeant 

Hold!     Keep  off! 
If  thou  draw  near  that  edifice,  my  men 
Will  run  thee  through! 

Anarchy  shambles  back,  and  looks  at  soldiery. 

I  do  not  fight  that  way. 
And  I  am  not  thine  enemy.     Who  bade  thee  fight? 
Who  grew  rich  out  of  this  war?     Who  made 
Thy  people  poor?     Answer  me  that,  will  you? 
He  begins  to  shamble  over  toward  the  Soldiers. 

Sergeant 
We  will  not  talk  with  thee. 

Anarchy 

Ye  dare  not,  no. 

I  have  my  followers  in  each  and  every  land, 

With  you,  and  you,  and  you,  and  you,  and  you. 

Yea,  thou,  America!     For  I  foment  thy  strikes, 

Shootings  and  riots,  bombing,  the  Black  Hand 

Hiding  the  red.     Aha,  you  can  not  kill  me,  — 

He  turns  his  hand  so  the  red  palm  is  seen,  and  laughs  as  the  Soldiers 
lift  their  guns. 

For  ten  lives  grow  from  every  one  that's  slain! 
Again  he  prowls  toward  the  Soldiers. 

Sergeant 

Keep  off! 

Anarchy  backs  away,  pauses,  as  if  planning  a  new  device,  and  then 
begins  to  edge  over  to  the  Arch. 

Democracy 
Let  him  not  enter!     O,  who  will  cast  him  forth? 

Sergeant 

I  will! 


18  LEAGUE    OF   NATIONS 

Anarchy 
Again  retreating  and  shaking  his  head. 
I  will  not  fight  with  you.     I  work 
Only  beneath  the  surface.     I  will  parley  — 
But  with  the  People,  not  the  Government! 

Democracy 

0  Truth,  call  forth  a  champion,  lest  the  arch 
Tremble  and  fall,  for  Justice,  yea,  and  Order, 
They  can  not  live  where  this  foul  Anarchy 
Lifts  up  his  lying  voice! 

Anarchy 
To  Truth,  whom  he  faces. 

Thou  canst  not. 
Thou  stand'st  for  Government,  and  I  deal  not 
With  such  as  you!     I  call  the  People,  make  them  wild, 
Filled  with  blood  lust  and  wild  excesses, 
And  then  I  throw  down  such  as  you,  —  and  you  — 

Truth 
As  the  Soldiers  draw  around  her  as  a  bodyguard. 
But  you  have  never  overthrown  the  Truth! 
Back,  ANARCHy!     Thou  shalt  be  answered  fair. 
Thou  saidst  we  were  the  government.     We  built 
This  structure.     Aye,  so  we  did.     But  by  the  hands 
Of  whom  wrought  we ?     Darest  thou  answer  that? 

Anarchy 
Aye!     Labor  at  thy  bidding  wrought,  but  I 
Will  enter  into  the  ranks  of  Labor,  and 
Bid  him  to  leave  thee  and  thy  precious  League! 

Truth 

1  challenge  thee  to  do  it! 

Anarchy 

I  will  call  — 


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Truth 
Be  still!     He  will  not  answer  thee!     Labor! 

Labor 
Speaking  from  the  back  of  the  hall. 

Who  calls? 

Truth 
The  Truth! 

Labor 

I  come! 

To  the  music  of  Sambre  et  Meuse  down  the  aisle  comes  Labor,  large, 
powerful,  intelligent-looking. 

Labor 

What  would  you  have? 

Sergeant 

Coming  forward  to  him  eagerly. 
O  Labor,  do  not  listen  to  that  fiend! 
He  comes  to  shatter  all  that  you  have  fought  for! 
He  comes  to  overthrow  Democracy! 
And  you  he  hopes  to  win! 

Anarchy 


No,  do  not  listen  to  me,  Labor.     No, 
They  do  not  dare  to  have  you  hark  to  me. 

Truth 
Nay,  Labor,  we  fear  not.     Hark  to  this  voice, 
And  choose! 

Anarchy 

They  speak  for  Capital,  and  I 
For  Labor!  I'd  give  thee  the  very  world! 
Dost  thou  not  earn  it?     I  offer  thee  the  earth, 
The  equal  distribution  of  all  wealth  — 


Ironically. 


Insidiously. 


20  LEAGUE   OF   NATIONS 

Labor 

Sharply. 
How  canst  thou  that? 

Anarchy 

Thine!     Thine!     Only  for  taking! 

Labor 
Taking?     How  so? 

Anarchy 

Lowering  his  voice  and  creeping  near  him. 
So  simple!    A  riot  here! 
A  mill  put  to  the  torch,  and  then, 
The  road  made  easy;  arm  the  mob; 
Machine  guns  at  the  corners,  — 

Labor 

Drawing  back. 
My  people  do  not  riot! 

Anarchy 

Oh,  there  are  means 
Of  maddening  the  human  sense! 

Democracy 

O  Labor,  listen  not! 

Anarchy 

See  how  they  fear  you,  every  one  of  them! 

Labor  looks  about,  deeply  disturbed  at  their  lack  of  faith  in  him. 

Labor 
Why  are  you  all  afraid? 

Truth 

It  is  not  you, 
But  lying  treachery  they  fear.     Natheless, 
O  Labor,  bid  thou  Anarchy  speak  on. 
While  Truth  is  here,  thou  needst  not  fear  to  listen. 


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Anarchy 

And  thou  shalt  all  the  earth  inherit, 
So  thou  destroy  it  first  — 

Labor 

Why  do  you  bid  me 
First  to  destroy? 

Anarchy 

I  can  not  live  without 
Destruction. 

Labor 
Then  go!     Labor  denies  thee! 
It  is  our  part  to  build,  and  thou  art  death 
To  us! 

Anarchy 

Nay,  then;  only  one  thing  I  ask. 
Destroy  that  yonder. 

Labor 
What?     That?     The  League! 
Stand  off!     We  were  its  friends  from  its  foundation! 
We  built  that  shelter  of  Democracy! 
It  is  our  Covenant. 

Autocracy 

Thou  fool,  O  Labor!     That! 
No!     Under  my  flag  thou  hadst  protection! 

Germany 
I  gave  you  pensions  and  your  workmen's  laws! 
Do  they? 

Labor 
Nay,  but  they  will! 

Autocracy 

Then  ask  it  of  them! 


22  LEAGUE   OF   NATIONS 

Anarchy 
Nay,  threaten  them! 

Democracy 

Ask  what  thou  wilt,  O  Labor. 

Labor 
Center  stage. 

I  and  my  brothers  have  drawn  up  a  scroll 
Whereby  our  children  may  be  happier, 
And  prosper  more,  and  so,  their  children's  children. 
He  gives  his  scroll  to  Democracy. 

Democracy 

Taking  it  and  reading  the  title. 
The  Magna  Charta  of  the  World! 

Labor 
Read  it,  and  give  the  lie  to  Anarchy! 


Democracy 

"Eight  hour  day;   one  day  of  rest  in  seven; 
The  right  of  workers  to  be  organized; 
A  living  wage,  no  hunger,  no,  nor  cold; 
Nor  evermore  shall  little  children  toil 
From  dawn  to  dark  in  dismal  factories; 
Then  equal  pay  for  men  and  women,  too, 
For  equal  work,  shall  banish  all  distrust; 
And  foreign  workmen  justly  dealt  with  alway. 


Reading. 


?> 


Anarchy 

With  eager  haste. 
They  will  not  sign  thy  charter!     Follow  me, 
And  I  will  make  them  yield  the  very  world! 

Labor 

Democracy  will  not  deny  what  she 
Herself  hath  wrought. 


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Justice 
Nor  nations  cast  away 
The  Magna  Charta  of  their  artisans. 

Truth 

Great  Britain? 

Britannia 

Labor  hath  saved  my  land  and  I  forever 
Shall  stand  by  Labor. 

France 

And  I. 

Italy 

And  I. 

Belgium 

And  I. 

America 
And  I  shall  stand  by  Labor.     Enter,  Labor, 
Beneath  the  Nations'  Arch  that  thou  hast  built. 

Anarchy 

With  a  terrible  cry. 

Thou  shalt  not!     Over  thee  I  will  prevail! 

Anarchy  lifts  his  bomb  and  is  about  to  hurl  it  at  the  Arch,  when 
Labor  leaps  upon  him  and  wrenches  it  away.  The  drums  beat  and 
the  cymbals  clash,  and  the  piano  sounds  deep  chords  from  the 
Funeral  March.  At  the  first  sign  of  violence,  the  Sergeant 
and  his  men  drop  into  formation,  and  with  fixed  bayonets  stand 
ready  to  charge  upon  Anarchy,  but  he  creeps  backward,  while  all 
draw  away  from  him,  slinks  behind  Autocracy,  behind  the  Enemy 
Nations,  and  off-stage  while  the  drums  and  the  music  die  away. 
Labor  hands  the  bomb  to  a  soldier  who  takes  it  off-stage  and 
returns. 

Sergeant  fronts  Autocracy  defiantly. 

Sergeant 
Now,  thou  Autocracy,  thy  direst  weapon 
Is  taken  from  thee.     Art  thou  conquered  yet? 


24  LEAGUE    OF   NATIONS 

Autocracy 

With  sinister  sidelong  looks. 
The  League  has  conquered  me.     The  League  is  strong. 
Is  it  for  all? 

Sergeant 
For  all! 

Democracy 
For  all  Free  Nations, 
O  Autocracy! 

Autocracy 

Then  would  I  join  with  these. 
He  indicates  the  Free  Nations. 

Democracy 
These  nations  all  have  followed  Truth,  canst  thou  ? 

Autocracy 

Surlily  and  suspiciously. 
What  dost  thou  mean? 

Truth 
Look  thou  into  my  shield. 
If  thou  canst  bear  to  look  on  thine  own  face, 
Then  follow  me.  , 

Truth  turns,  center  stage,  profile  to  audience,  facing  Autocracy.  She 
bears  her  shield  aloft  like  a  mirror. 

Autocracy 
And  if  —  and  if  I  can  — 

Democracy 
Thou  shalt  be  one  of  us! 

Autocracy  comes  nearer  the  shield  warily,  looking  down  and  side- 
wise  until  he  is  where  he  can  see  his  full  face  reflected  in  the  shield. 
Then  he  cries  out  and  leaps  backward. 

Autocracy 

That!     That!     O  never! 
That  is  not  I!     That  is  the  face  of  Death! 
No,  no,  keep  off! 

He  moves  backward  toward  the  left  of  the  stage,  near  the  audience. 


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Truth 
It  is  the  Truth,  for  thou, 
And  those  that  follow  thee  shall  utterly 
Perish  from  off  the  earth! 

Autocracy 

Finding  himself  abandoned  as  the  Enemy  Nations  move  away  from 
him  and  toward  the  back  of  the  stage. 

Germany  and  Austria!     With  me  here! 

Nay,  do  not  cast  me  out! 

But  the  Four  Nations  will  have  nothing  to  do  with  him,  and  he  backs 
off-stage  left,  to  the  drums  and  Funeral  March,  played  much  lower 
and  slower  than  for  Anarchy's  exit.  When  he  has  gone,  Germany 
lifts  her  head,  and  looks  long  at  the  Arch,  and  then  at  Truth. 

Germany 

What  shall  I  do,  now  I  have  cast  behind 
Autocracy,  that  I  so  long  have  followed? 
Is  the  League  meant  for  people  such  as  mine? 

Truth 

Lo,  these,  and  these,  and  these,  have  followed  me; 
Canst  thou  do  likewise? 

Germany 
And  if  I  do,  what  then? 
Am  I  an  outcast  alway? 

Truth 
O  ye  Nations, 
What  answer  shall  ye  make? 

America 

What  answer,  Labor? 

Labor 
Follow  the  Truth,  and  in  good  time,  return, 

And  ask  again! 


26  LEAGUE   OF   NATIONS 

Truth 

Look  in  my  shield  and  follow  me! 

The  piano  begins  to  play  the  Pilgrim  Chorus  from  Tannhauser,  as 
Germany  haughtily  steps  toward  the  mirroring  shield.  Looking 
into  it,  she  sees  herself  as  she  really  is,  and  her  face  changes.  She 
starts  and  draws  back,  her  head  sinks  in  shame  and  she  puts  her 
hands  to  her  face.  For  a  moment  she  stands  there,  and  behind  her, 
Austria,  Bulgaria  and  Turkey  realize,  and  slowly  hang  their 
heads.  Truth  lowers  her  shield  pitifully,  and,  clasping  it  against 
her  breast,  she  leaves  the  platform,  and  walks  down  the  main  aisle, 
the  others  following,  and  so  out  of  the  hall. 

After  the  last  Enemy  Nation  has  stepped  from  the  platform,  half  or 
more  of  the  Free  Nations  begin  to  move  slowly  across  the  platform 
to  the  left,  timing  it  so  that  they  are  in  their  new  places  as  the  last 
Enemy  Nation  leaves  the  hall.  The  music  stops.  They  now  are 
standing  in  a  semi-circle,  occupying  the  whole  stage  with  Democ- 
racy, Order  and  Justice  in  the  middle,  the  Soldiers  lined  up  at 
the  right,  and  America  standing  at  the  right,  slightly  in  advance 
of  the  Soldiers  and  close  to  the  front  of  the  stage. 

Sergeant 
Taking  a  step  forward. 
And  now  the  world  is  safe,  aye,  safe  for  thee, 
Democracy! 

Democracy 
And  what  shall  be  our  motto? 

All 

Our  motto,  America!     Give  us  our  motto! 

America 
Moving  forward  as  she  speaks,  and  taking  center  stage. 
Once,  when  we  fought  together,  I  with  you 
And  ye  with  me,  and  Labor  with  us  all, 
My  country  had  a  watchword:  "Each  for  all 
And  all  for  each." 

All 
Each  for  all  and  all  for  each. 


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America 
Stand  in  our  midst,  Democracy! 

America,  still  keeping  to  the  front  of  the  stage,  now  passes  to  the 
extreme  left,  while  Democracy,  holding  her  torch  aloft,  comes 
down  center  front  with  Order  and  Justice  moving  beside  her. 

Democracy 
Once  a  great  poet,  through  the  mists  of  time, 
Foresaw  and  prophesied  this  great  World  League: 

"For  I  dipt  into  the  future,  far  as  human  eye  could  see, 
Saw  the  Vision  of  the  World,  and  all  the  wonder  that  would  be; 

"Saw  the  heavens  filled  with  commerce,  argosies  of  magic  sails, 
Pilots  of  the  purple  twilight,  dropping  down  with  costly  bales; 

"Till  the  war  drum  throbbed  no  longer,  and  the  battle  flags  were 
furled 
In  the  Parliament  of  Man,  the  Federation  of  the  World. 

"Not  in  vain  the  distance  beacons.     Forward,  forward,  let  us 
range, 
Let  the  great  world  spin  forever  down  the  ringing  grooves  of 
change!" 

As  she  ceases  speaking  the  bugle  sounds.  America  leads  half  the  cast 
off  the  platform  and  down  through  the  hall,  and  Labor,  followed  by 
the  Soldiers  and  a  portion  of  the  Free  Nations,  leads  the  other 
half,  down  on  his  side  and  out  through  the  hall.  The  two  may  join 
and  march  down  a  center  aisle,  or  down  two  side  aisles  as  desired. 

The  moment  that  the  bugle  ceases,  the  piano  strikes  up  with  the  music 
of  the  Battle  Hymn  of  the  Republic,  and  the  cast,  chorus,  and,  if 
desired,  the  audience  join  in  the  following  verse: 

Chorus 
"He 'is  sounding  forth  the  trumpet  that  shall  never  call  retreat; 
He  is  sifting  out  the  hearts  of  men  before  his  judgment  seat. 
O  be  swift,  my  soul,  to  answer  him;  be  jubilant,  my  feet! 
Our  God  is  marching  on! 
Glory,  glory,  hallelujah! 
Glory,  glory,  hallelujah! 
Glory,  glory,  hallelujah! 
Our  God  is  marching  on." 

END 


28  LEAGUE   OF   NATIONS 


THE  MUSIC 

Battle  Hymn  of  the  Republic. 

French  Poilu  Marching  Song,  Sambre  et  Meuse,  published  by  Carl 
Fischer,  New  York. 

Chopin's  Funeral  March. 

Pilgrim  Chorus  from  Tannhauser,  Wagner. 

Our  Flag  is  There,  published  in  the  Corona  Song  Book,  Ginn  &  Co. 

National  anthems  of  France,  Belgium,  Italy,  Poland,  Serbia, 

Japan,  in  The  National  Anthems  of  the  Allies,  published  by 

Schirmer. 

Chinese  and  Bohemian  national  music  in  Characteristic  Songs 
and  Dances  of  All  Nations,  published  by  Bayley  and 
Ferguson,  London. 

Note:  If  it  seems  desirable  to  shorten  this  Pageant,  the  characters  of  Serbia, 
Poland,  China,  Japan  and  Czecho-Slovakia  may  be  omitted  and  all 
the  text  that  accompanies  their  lines,  so  that  Autocracy's  lines, 

So    hot,  so  soon?     Nay,  thou  young  hotspur,  wait. 
We  wait.     We  bide  our  time  (Page  11). 
are  directly  followed  by 

Germany's  speech, 

Of  all  thy  brave  Allies 
Not  one  but  has  his  private  ends  to  gain  (Page  14). 

The  sequence  will  be  found  to  be  uninterrupted,  and  the  Pageant  may  go  on 
exactly  the  same. 


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PROPERTIES 

A  large  silk  American  flag. 

The  flags  of  the  following  nations  in  a  uniform  size: 

Great  Britain  Serbia 

France  China 

Belgium  Japan 

Italy  Czecho-Slovakia 

Poland 

A  bomb. 

A  scroll  with  Labor's  Magna  Charta  on  it. 

A  shield  for  Truth. 

Scales  to  hang  from  the  girdle  of  Justice. 

Either  swords  or  guns  for  the  soldiers. 

Three  low  pedestals  for  Democracy,  Justice  and  Order  to 
stand  upon. 

An  arch  about  three  and  one-half  feet  wide,  eight  inches  thick  and 
high  enough  for  Justice  and  Order  to  carry  down  the  aisle 
and  set  later  on  its  pedestals. 

Two  pedestals  four  and  one-half  feet  high  for  the  arch. 

A  large  flag  of  the  League  of  Free  Nations  to  hang  above  the 
arch. 

The  arch  should  be  painted  with  the  colors  of  the  spectrum  and 
be  lettered  THE  LEAGUE  OF  FREE  NATIONS. 


30  LEAGUE   OF   NATIONS 


COSTUMES* 

Autocracy  wears  a  suit  of  armor,  such  as  may  be  had  from  a 
costumer.  It  should  be  suggestive  rather  of  the  Roman  period 
than  the  medieval,  and  worn  with  tunic  and  cape. 

Anarchy  wears  a  tattered  gray  suit,  badly  worn  shoes,  a  red 
handkerchief  knotted  about  his  neck,  a  black  wig  and  beard. 
His  hands  are  gray  and  lined,  and  the  inside  painted  red.  He 
carries  a  bomb  in  his  hand. 

Labor  wears  overalls,  his  sleeves  rolled  up  above  the  elbow, 
and  his  shirt  open  at  the  throat,  and  a  square  paper  cap,  such 
as  is  worn  by  Labor  in  newspaper  cartoons,  on  his  head.  His 
clothes  should  be  somewhat  worn,  but  well-fitting  and  he  should 
look  manly  and  well  set-up.  He  carries  a  paper  scroll  in  his 
hand. 

The  Soldiers  all  wear  khaki.  The  regimental  drill  uniforms 
worn  by  high  school  students  would  also  be  suitable.  They 
carry  guns. 

The  material  for  the  costumes  of  Democracy,  Order,  Justice, 
Truth  and  the  Free  Nations,  except  China  and  Japan,  are 
cheesecloth  or  cotton  crepe.  For  each  of  these  characters,  the 
foundation  is  a  sleeveless,  low-necked  nightgown,  falling  to 
within  an  inch  of  the  floor.  The  skirts  of  each  are  also  similar 
and  consist  of  two  breadths  of  the  goods,  presumably^  a  yard 
wide,  gathered  into  a  band  at  the  waist  and  falling  to  within  an 
inch  of  the  floor.  The  color  of  each,  except  the  skirt  of  Truth, 
is  white. 

Democracy  is  modeled  after  the  Statue  of  Liberty.  She 
wears  a  spiked  gold  crown  and  carries  a  gold  torch,  the  flame  of 
which  is  made  by  red,  orange  and  yellow  crepe  paper  twisted 
into  shape.  She  also  carries  a  large  book,  covered  with  gold 
paper.  She  holds  the  torch  high  until  she  takes  her  place  be- 
neath the  arch,  when,  taking  advantage  of  some  action  on  the 
stage  which  will  conceal  her,  she  may  put  it  in  a  projection  pro- 
vided for  it  behind  the  arch.  She  will  take  it  up  again  while  the 
nations  are  passing  in  front  of  her  just  before  the  end,  and  so  have 
it  uplifted  when  she  steps  forward  to  give  the  lines  from  Tennyson. 

*Grateful  acknowledgment  is  due  Miss  Bertha  M.  Dennis  for  her  help  in 
designing  the  majority  of  these  costumes. 


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Her  tunic  is  two  breadths  wide.  Each  breadth  is  folded  and 
cut  diagonally  across  the  ends  so  that  one  breadth  has  as  its 
entire  length  8  feet  on  one  side  and  6^  feet  on  the  other.  The 
other  breadth,  cut  also  diagonally  at  the  ends,  measures  at  one 
edge  §lA  feet;  the  other  edge,  5  feet.  The  two  6^  foot  edges 
are  sewn  together,  and  in  the  exact  center  of  the  double  piece  is 
cut  a  circle  for  the  neck.  The  edges  and  the  sides  are  tacked 
together,  leaving  9  inches  for  the  armhole.  Each  sleeve  is  a 
straight  piece,  18  by  25  inches.  The  tunic  is  laid  in  deep  plaits 
on  the  shoulder. 

Truth's  costume  is  entirely  pale  blue.  The  skirt  is  made 
like  the  others.  The  tunic  is  IJ4  yards  square  with  a  circular 
place  for  the  neck  cut  in  the  middle  and  the  goods  laid  in  plaits 
on  the  shoulder,  leaving  the  arm  bare.  A  breadth  10  feet  long 
is  cut  lengthwise  down  the  middle.  One  of  these  strips  is  placed 
across  the  shoulders  in  front,  the  other  in  the  back;  on  each 
shoulder,  they  are  caught  together  with  a  gold  buckle,  while 
the  four  ends  fall  at  the  sides.  The  selvage  is  the  lower  edge, 
and  that  and  the  lower  edge  of  the  skirt  are  stenciled  in  gold  in  a 
Roman  border.  Gold  armlets  are  worn  high  on  the  arm,  near 
the  shoulder,  and  a  headdress  consisting  of  a  3-inch  gold  star 
placed  on  a  narrow  gold  circlet  is  so  worn  that  the  star  is  on  the 
forehead.  Buckles,  armlets  and  headdress  are  made  of  paste- 
board covered  with  gold  paper. 

Order  and  Justice  are  exactly  alike.  The  tunic  is  a  single 
breadth  folded  on  a  cross-wise  fold  with  a  circular  hole  cut  for 
the  neck,  and  the  end  cut  diagonally  so  that  the  length  of  one 
edge  is  63^  feet,  and  the  other  5  feet.  Deep  plaits  on  the  should- 
ers leave  the  arms  bare.  A  cape  4  feet  long  and  1]^  yards  wide 
has  the  two  upper  corners  caught  beneath  a  buckle  at  the  center 
of  the  front,  and  from  there  hangs  back  over  the  shoulders,  leaving 
the  arms  bare.  The  two  lower  corners  are  rounded  off.  The 
bottom  of  the  skirt  and  the  tunic  are  stenciled  in  five  straight 
gold  lines.  The  headdresses  are  circular  Greek  bands,  meeting 
in  back  under  the  Psyche  knot.  That  of  Order  is  white  with 
gold  stars:  that  of  Justice  a  plain  gold  band.  Each  costume  is 
girdled  with  cord  and  tassel,  originally  white,  but  gilded  with 
gold  paint.  Justice  wears  at  her  belt  a  pair  of  scales  —  the 
light  brass  ones  used  in  chemical  laboratories  will  do  very  well. 

America's  tunic  is  made  of  a  strip  of  deep  blue  cheesecloth 
\]/2  yards  wide,  2%  yards  long.  Measure  off  27  inches,  and 
then  in  the  center  of  a  lengthwise  fold,  cut  out  the  circle  for  the 
neck.     This  27  inches  is  the  front  and  should  be  stenciled  with 


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silver  stars.  The  remaining  2  yards  form  a  cape,  hanging  down 
the  back,  and  faced  on  either  side  with  strips  of  red  18  inches 
wide.  Deep  plaits  on  the  shoulder  leave  the  arms  bare.  Tack 
the  front  and  back  together  lightly  under  each  arm.  This  cape 
and  all  the  other  capes  that  touch  the  ground  are  weighted. 

Britannia  wears  a  white  tunic  1  yard  square,  with  the  neck 
cut  open  in  the  center.  Her  cape  is  purple,  2  yards  long  and 
1/4  yards  wide.  Her  headdress  is  a  gold  crown,  cut  with  a  very 
wide  flare  and  with  circular  pieces  coming  down  below  and 
covering  the  ears. 

France  has  a  white  tunic,  3  yards  long,  with  the  large  circle 
for  the  neck  cut  out  in  the  exact  center.  A  rosette  of  tricolor  is 
placed  on  the  breast  and  from  it  a  sash,  made  of  strips  of  white 
cheesecloth  bordered  by  red  and  blue,  twisted  closely,  is  passed 
about  the  waist,  crossed  and  hangs  down  loosely  in  front.  From 
her  shoulders  falls  a  long  cape  of  blue,  2  yards  long,  1%  yards 
wide,  with  a  deep  facing  of  red  the  entire  length,  18  inches  wide. 
On  her  head  she  wears  a  helmet  made  of  silver  paper  with  tricolor 
rosettes  on  either  side. 

Italy  wears  a  red  tunic  1  yard  square.  Her  cape,  folded 
upon  the  shoulders  and  decorated  with  gold  buckles,  is  green,  and 
lined  lengthwise  to  the  depth  of  18  inches  with  white.  The 
dimensions  are  the  same,  1%  yards  wide  to  2  yards  long.  She 
has  a  gold  crown,  cut  to  a  high  peak  in  front. 

Belgium's  tunic  is  made  of  three  strips,  each  }/£  yard  wide, 
the  middle  one  1  yard  long  and  orange  yellow  in  color,  and  the 
two  outside  strips,  1  yard  at  the  inner  length,  where  they  are 
sewed  to  either  side  of  the  yellow  strip,  and  then  each  cut  diagon- 
ally so  that  the  outer  length  of  each  is  2  yards  long.  These  two 
outer  strips  are  red  lined  with  black.  In  the  center  of  the  yellow 
is  cut  the  circular  opening  for  the  neck,  and  then  the  tunic  is 
laid  in  plaits  on  the  shoulder,  leaving  the  arm  bare.  The  head- 
dress is  a  red  chiffon  veil  held  in  place  by  a  gold  band.  It  is 
folded  on  the  head  like  the  Red  Cross  headdress. 

Poland  has  a  white  tunic,  1  yard  square,  made  like  the 
others.  Her  cape  is  1  yard  wide  and  2  yards  long,  differing 
from  the  others  in  that  the  neck  opening  is  in  the  exact  center, 
and  the  cape  hangs  to  an  equal  length  in  front  and  back,  and  is 
gathered  across  the  shoulders.  Blue  bands  2  inches  wide  decor- 
ate it  lengthwise  on  either  side,  and  a  white  eagle  with  outspread 
wings  is  cut  from  heavy  white  cloth  and  appliqued  across  the 
shoulders  of  the  cape  in  back.     Her  crown  is  gold. 

Serbia  wears  a  tunic  made  of  a  strip  of  pale  blue  1  yard  wide, 


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18  inches  long,  with  orange  at  either  side,  18  inches  long,  1  yard 
wide,  so  that  it  forms  a  piece  13^  yards  long,  1  yard  wide,  with 
an  opening  for  the  neck  in  the  center  and  this,  too,  is  plaited  on 
the  shoulders.  Her  cape  is  orange,  2^£  yards  long  and  2  yards 
wide.  The  opening  for  the  neck  is  cut  %  of  a  yard  from  the 
front  end,  which  is  curved  at  either  point,  and  the  remaining  2 
yards  hang  down  behind.  Her  orange  headdress,  1  yard  square, 
is  folded  like  the  Red  Cross  white  headdress,  held  in  place  by  a 
gold  band,  and  hangs  down  behind. 

Japan  wears  a  scarlet  kimono  and  sash,  with  sandals  on  her 
feet  and  little  decorative  pins  thrust  through  her  hair. 

China  wears  a  full-length  Chinese  coat,  of  dark  blue,  with 
colored  embroidery,  and  on  her  feet  sandals.  Her  hair  is  braided 
and  wound  about  her  ears. 

Czecho-Slovakia  wears  a  white  tunic  1  yard  square  with 
opening  in  the  center  for  the  neck,  a  cape  2  yards  long  of  bright 
blue,  1%  yards  wide,  and  faced  on  either  side  to  a  depth  of  18 
inches  with  yellow.  She  wears  a  yellow  fringed  headdress,  like 
that  of  Serbia,  held  in  place  with  a  gold  band. 

Germany  has  a  waist  cut  surplice  fashion  of  figured  chintz  in 
buff  color  with  red  figures.  Above  this  is  a  double  stiff  ruff  that 
can  be  made  of  white  crepe  paper  and  fastened  tightly  around 
the  neck.  Her  skirt  is  green,  ankle  length,  cut  full  with  a  large 
white  embroidered  apron  covering  it  in  front.  On  her  head  is  a 
black  velvet  pointed  headdress  with  streamers  hanging  down 
behind,  like  those  seen  in  the  pictures  of  Prussian  peasantry. 

Austria  has  a  garnet  petticoat,  a  black  velvet  bodice  opening 
over  a  white  under  waist  with  long  white  sleeves.  Her  head- 
dress is  a  red  veil  bound  by  a  black  ribbon  and  folded  and  hang- 
ing down  in  back.  A  white  kerchief  is  folded  and  worn  about 
the  neck,  and  fastened  beneath  the  bodice. 

Bulgaria  also  wears  an  embroidered  white  waist  with  long 
full  sleeves  gathered  into  a  cuff.  Heavy  hamburg  can  be  used. 
Her  skirt  is  also  white  and  heavily  embroidered  and  over  skirt 
and  waist  is  worn  a  three-quarter  length,  dark,  sleeveless  tunic 
reaching  just  below  the  knees.  This  also  should  appear  figured 
or  preferably  embroidered.  From  underneath  the  tunic  comes 
a  brightly  colored  striped  apron.  Her  headdress  is  white,  and 
fringed  at  the  ends,  folded  close  about  the  brow,  and  hangs  down 
the  back  to  below  the  waist. 

Turkey  wears  full  Turkish  trousers  to  the  ankle,  pointed 
heelless  slippers,  black  velvet  bodice,  but  these  can  be  partly 
omitted  if  the  enveloping  dark-gray  burnoose  is  wide  and  full 


34  LEAGUE   OF   NATIONS 

enough.     The  yashmak  covering  head,  face  and  chin  should  go 
under  the  burnoose. 

For  one  production  of  the  foregoing  pageant,  the  quantities  of 
cheesecloth  necessary  for  the  costumes  of  all  women  save  the 
four  enemy  nations  were  as  follows:  white,  56  yards;  pale  blue, 
8  yards;  bright  red,  8  yards;  dark  blue,  5  yards;  bright  blue, 
2  yards;  black,  2  yards;  orange,  6  yards;  yellow,  6  yards; 
emerald  green,  6j/£  yards;  greenish  blue,  S}/2  yards.  The  whole 
expense  of  the  women's  costumes  was  a  little  over  $15.00.  The 
Chinese  and  Japanese  costumes  were  borrowed. 


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